Wire fence tightener



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WIRE FENCE TIGHTENER Filed March 21, 19:54 3 Sheetsi-Sheet 1 1% j;

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UNITED sTATEs WIRE FENCE TIGHTENER Otto 0. Aubol, Rugby, N. Dak. Application March 21, 1934, Serial No. 71 ,723

4 Claims.

The present invention relates to a mechanism for maintaining the wire of a fence or the like in a taut condition and the object of the invention resides in the provision of a mechanism incorporated as part of the fence which may be easily manipulated to impart the desired tautness to the wires of the fence from time to time as may be needed.

Another very important object-of the invention resides in the provision of a mechanism of this nature which is exceedingly simple in its construction, inexpensive to manufacture and install, thoroughly effective and reliable in use and otherwise well adapted to the purpose for which it is designed.

With'the' above and numerous other objectsin in view as will appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction, and in the combination and arrangement of parts as will hereinafter be more fully described and claimed;

In the drawings? Figure 1 is a fragmentary elevation of a wire fence showing my mechanism incorporated therein.

Figure 2 is a vertical section taken substantially on the line 2-2 of Figure 1. Figure 3 is a horizontal section taken substantially on the line 3-3 of Figure 1. I

Figure 4 is a horizontal section taken substantially on the line 4-4 of Figure 1.

Figure 5 is a perspective view of one of the yoke bearings.

Figure 6 is a fragmentary longitudinal section through a portion of the hollow shaft.

Figure '1 is a. perspective view of one of the rings for the shaft, and

Figure 8 is a section taken line 88 of Figure 1.

Referring to the drawings in detail it will be seen that numerals 5 denote the wires of the fence which extend through fasteners 6 on posts '7. Numeral 8 denotes a post for supporting my improved mechanism. 1

Numeral 9 denotes a hollow shaft with the square upper end 10 so that it may be engaged by a suitable tool such as a. wrench for turning a substantially on the shaft. Numerals lldenote two bearings. Each bearing is in the form of an elongated plate bent over upon itself intermediate its ends in a U- shape manner to provide two spaced sections having registering openings 12. The shaft 9 is rotatable in the openings 12. On the shaft between the sections of the bearings are rings 14 secured to rotate with the shaft by means of pins 15. The bearings 11 are connected to the post 8 by means of rings 16 engaging the bight portions of the bearing and extending about the post 8. Numeral 17 denotes another bearing'of the same construction asbearings 11 and has openings for receiving the shaft and on the shaft between the sections of this bearing 7 is'fixed a ratchet wheel 18 withwhichcooperates a pawl 19 pivoted in the bearing 17 as shown to advantage in Figure 4.

' A ring 21 supports thisbearing 17 on the post 8.

The ends of the wire 5' are passed through openingsv 23 in the shaft 9 as bestshown inFigure 8 and then coiledabout said shaft. 1

It will therefore be readily appreciated that by turning the shaft the wires 5 may be tightened to the desired tautness and will be so held by the pawl and ratchet mechanism in the bearing-17.

It is thought that the construction, opera:- tion, utility and advantages of this invention will now be quite apparent to those skilled in this art without a more detailed description thereof.

I The present embodiment of the invention has been described in'considerable detail merely for the purposes of exemplification since in actual practice it attainsthe features of advantage enumerated as desirable in the statement of the f invention and the above description. I

Having thus described my invention, what I. A

claim as new is: I 1. A mechanism of the class describedincluding a shaft, a pair of bearings for the shaft, each bearing being in the form of an elongated plate bent over upon itself and having openings in shaftin each bearing, and means for supporting the hearings on apost, one of said rings in one of said bearings being in the form of a ratchet wheel, and a pawl in said one bearing cooperating 7 A bearing being in the form of an elongated plate bent over upon itself and having openings in which the shaft is journalled, rings fixed to the shaft in each bearing, and means for supporting the hearings on a post, one of said rings in one of said bearings being in the form of a ratchet wheel, and a pawl in said one bearing cooperating with said ratchet wheel, one end of the shaft being square to receive an operating tool. I 3. A mechanism of the class described including a shaft, a pair of bearings for the shaft, each which the shaft is journalled, rings fixed to the bearingbeing in the form of an elongated .plate bent over upon'itself and having openings in which the shaft is journalled, rings fixed to the 10 post.

4. A mechanism of the class described including a shaft, a pair of bearings for the shaft, each bearing being substantially U-shaped in formation and having openings in which the shaft is journalled, rings fixed to the shaft in each bearing, and means for supporting the hearings on a post, oneof said rings in one of said bearings being in the form of a ratchet wheel, and a pawl in said one bearing cooperating with said ratchet wheel. 

